THE GATHERING:
16th Annual British car show
April 25-27, 2001

"The Gathering" is one of the largest British car shows in NC, usually having 180-200+ cars participating. This was the first time I entered my Caterham 7 in any car show. It was about a 2.5 hours trip to Winston-Salem from Raleigh, where we spent the night at a friends home. The next day was the show, held on beautiful grounds with lots of grass and trees. The weather was fantastic also. Because there were no other Sevens and only one other Lotus, I got placed in a "general British" catagory and did not win any awards, however WE DID MAKE THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS (read the last 2 paragraphs).

The next day I participated in the autocrossing events. I had the 2nd fastest time of any British car there (by less than 1 second). I took home a First Place trophy for my car class.

All in all a fun time and we'll go again next year (weather permitting).

Saturday, April 26 -- The Show

I prepared for the show by replacing my damaged rear fender and installing a yellow nose	Cindy & I arrive at our friends, the Schambachs, to spent the night (note the luggage)	Here's my wife Cindy, sporting a sun hat, showing off the car	Here's the whole gang (from L to R): Cindy Barrett, Thomas Schambach, Gary Schambach (back), Nick Schambach, Susan Schambach, Gary Hummer, and me (Keith Barrett)
A shot of the car, next to a TVR that won 1st prize	Another pic of the car in line	A real Lotus F1!	Another angle
and another	A rebuilt Lotus Espirit	Me sitting in the Lotus	An MG
3 Deloreans in a row	Rolls Royce's. They were driven to the show!	Another Rolls Royce	Other cars on display
Another car ...	Jags	Some more cars

Sunday, April 27 -- Autocrossing

Me preparing for the autocross by dumping out our luggage	Waiting my turn in line with other British cars	Next in line, wearing a helmut...	Another angle of me ready to go...
...on the course...	Same pic enlarged (and fuzzy).	... arriving at the finish.	The trophy!